Fishing reel



March 27, 1951 M Nix 2,546,559

FISHING REEL Filed April l5, 1947 Fig; i

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Application April i5, 194:7, Serial No. 1,488

1 Claim.

This invention relates to fishing apparatus, and more particularly to a new and improved fishing reel.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shing reel having a friction disc clutch means for controlling the rotative movement of the reel.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a JFishing reel wherein the friction disc clutch means may be operated by a handle.

Further objects will appear to those skilled the art from a reading of the following specication.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is understood that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Figure l is an elevation of the new and improved fishing apparatus, portions thereof being shown in section, with the reel in casting position.

Figure 2 is a plan view, with the reel in position after the cast has been completed.

Figure 3 'is an end view of the device, taken from the left of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section, partially broken away, taken on line 5 4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a vertical section, taken along the line of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a vertical section, taken along the line 6-5 of Figure 5.

The fishing apparatus comprises a fishing rod or pole it, a reel Il, and a handle i2. 'I'he pole lil and the handle i2 are connected by a rigid frame member i3. The frame i3 has a straight portion le from which the reel il is supported, in a manner to be described more particularly hereinafter. The portion ill includes a circular enlargement I5, which has a central aperture adapted to receive a shaft i5. The shaft le has a loose fit in the aperture and is frech7 rotatable therein. A mount il', on which the reel Il is supported, is secured to the under side of the shaft IS to rotate therewith. A nut i3 retains the shaft i6 in position and permits the shaft i6 to rotate relative to the 'trarne i3.

The reel mount il is provided with two radial stops I8 and i9, and in the travel of the mount Il about the shaft iS these stops i3 and E9 are limited in their movement by a projection ZI on the under side of the frame portion i4, as shown more particularly in Figure 4. The mount Il is further provided with two slots 22 and 23, that are adapted to cooperate with a lever 24 movable in the projection 2i and thereby secure the mount il' in position. The lever 26 is biasedto locking position by a spring 25 xed to the under side of the frame portion it.

Secured to the top of the frame portion i4 by set screws or otherwise is a flat cover 26. The top of the shaft it is contained within the cover 25, and the top of the shaft l@ is slotted to receive a fiat circular spring 2i, the end of the spring 2l being anchored in the cover '25. The spring 2i is biased to turn the shaft i6 for the purpose of normally urging the reel il into a position where its axis is perpendicular to the fishing pole iii.

The reel, shown generally by the reference character ii, comprises a baci: Se that is fixed to the mount ii. A shaft ti has one end rigidly secured in the back and on the shaft a bobbn is mounted for free rotation thereon. An annular friction ring is fixed to the front of the bobbin 32 by means of screws 34, only one of which is shown in Figure 5. These screws 3B have been omitted from Figure 6 for the sake of clarity. A clutch disc 36, also freely rotatable on the shaft 3i, is adapted to bear against the face of the friction ring and a turning handle 3i is fixed to the friction clutch disc 36. An adjusting nut 38 is fixed on the shaft El, and contains a spring 39 that urges the friction clutch disc Sii against the friction ring 33. A Washer liil may be positioned between the adjusting nut 3S and the spring 3S. The friction ring 33 and the bobbin 32 are provided with a plurality of orifices si, which are adapted to receive a set screw l2 mounted on the rim of the clutch disc 36. Thus, whenever it is desired to lock the clutch dise Se to the bobbin 32, the screw 42 is inserted into any one of the orices lil, the position of the screw l2 in the orifice 4I being determined by a knurled nut 4E. It will be apparent, therefore, that the frictional slip between the handle 'il and the bobbin 32 may be determined by adjusting the adjusting nut 38, and that the handle 3i may be iiXed to the bobbin 32 by means of the screw 52.

A lever e5 is provided for the purpose of retaining the mount ii in the position shown in Figure l. The lever is pivoted on a horizontal pivot is on the frame i3, and the upper portion of the lever i5 is bifurcated to embrace the mount li. A spring il is anchored on the frame I3 and bears against the upper portion of the lever 45 toretain the mount Il, as indicated. When the other end of the lever e5 is depressed, the spring 2i will turn the shaft I6 and the reel mount I'I to the position shown in Figure 2, as hereinbefore mentioned.

A snubbing lever Eilis adapted to bear against the line on the bobbin 32 when the latter is in the position shown in Figure 1. For this purpose, the lever 30 is pivoted on a horizontal pivot 5l on the frame I3, and is spring pressed by a spring 52 to snubbing position.

The ishing pole is held in the frame I3 by means of a clamp 54 and nut 53. Adjacent the clamp 54 is a guide 5S for guiding the line 5l as the latter is Wound on or unwound from the bobbin 32. An additional guide 58 may be provided, taking the form of a circle of substantially the same diameter as the bobbin 32, the ends thereof being embedded or otherwise fixed to the frame I3.

The cast is commenced While the reel l! is in the position shown in Figure l. The bobbin 32 will not rotate, and the inertia forces previously mentioned will not be effective. When the line 5'? and its attached Weight have stopped moving, the fisherman will depress the lever 45, and the spring 2'! Will swing the reel mount Il and the reel H 90 about the axis of the shaft i9, to the position shown in Figure 2. In this position, the lever 24 Will engage the slot 23 for right-hand rotation of the mount Il, as referred to in Figure l, and the slot 22 for left-hand rotation, thereby locking the mount l1 under the urging of the spring 25.

I claim:

In a shing reel, a relatively stationary support having a plane face. a stationary shaft projecting at right angles from said face and having a :tree end, a reel body journalled on said shaft having an inner end engageable with said plane face and an outer end spaced from the free end of the shaft, the outer end of said reel body being formed with a concentric circular recess defining an annular axially outset projection having a friction facing, a friction disc journalled on said shaft between the outer end of the reel body and the free end of said shaft, said friction disc having an axially inset circular central portion dening an axially outset annular peripheral portion arranged to engage said friction facing With said inset central portion extending into said recess, a handle on said peripheral annular portion of the disc, and spring means acting between the free end of the shaft and the outer side of the friction disc and urging said disc toward the outer end of the reel body.

MARVIN NIX.

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